It's Official - Reconciliation It Is

Well, it's on now, dog.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid formally informed Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell Thursday that he will use the budgetary process of reconciliation to try and pass a final round of changes to the health care bill.
It's unclear when the legislation will come up for a vote. Reconciliation only requires a simply majority whereas Democrats would need to win 60 votes in order to bypass a Republican-led filibuster.

Make My Day

I'm no fan of Reid, but I have to give him credit for one thing - he's normally a very shrewd vote-counter. Sounds like he thinks he's got 51. We'll find out soon enough, I guess.